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[Digital BW] Re: Anyone built/seen a BW lightjet?

2002-02-27 by mwesley3

Steve, Richard,

I last saw some Lightjet output several years ago and it had a real 
RC look to it. How would you compare the current paper to silver 
fiber and and RC?

Anyone want to contribute some to an exchange?

Martin Wesley


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., sdmey4@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 02/26/2002 7:11:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
> rcoda@y... writes:
> 
> 
> > 
> > Yes, at AIPAD a few weeks ago in NYC. They were prints by David 
> > Fokos, who is well-known in the digital to silver circles.
> > Snip>>
> I have seen these prints also, At first I thought they where Silver 
prints 
> and to my amazment I found out they where in fact black and white 
light jet 
> prints on Fuji Crystal Archive paper. He has the tone down perfect! 
There is 
> also a black and white digital lightjet paper from Kodak that has a 
real 
> slick foil look to it. Very different and very interesting look. 
After seeing 
> Davids Prints I rushed out and tried a couple test prints and I 
decieded all 
> papers other than Fuji looked cheap in comparision for black and 
white. This 
> route is solid but will cost ya.
> Steve Meyers
> 
> 
> 
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